Cancer: Waiting Lists
(asked on 13th May 2021) - View Source
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will allocate additional funding to tackle the cancer backlog in the NHS.
This question was answered on 18th May 2021
For 2021/22, we have provided a further £1 billion for the recovery of elective procedures, including cancer and £325 million for diagnostic equipment. In addition, £6.6 billion funding has been provided to support the wider health system.